Barrel-drying apparatus



Sept. 15, 1925. 1 1,553,145

. L.. BUCK BARREL DRYING APPARATUS Filed April 6. 1923 2 Sheets-Shoot l Sept. 15. 1925. 1,553,745

' L. BUVCK BARREL DRYING APPARATUS Filed April 26. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W5 Fry" .4

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Application file Apr lfi, 19? seria 9,534, 69

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known tha I, Qi N B CK, a-ciit ze l f the U d St t s, s ding at J ma ea la n, 0 in the un y o u k and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel.- Dryi g App r s; and I by eclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact des ription o e i ven on, ch as wil enable others skilled in the art to which it app rte n to m nd u e sam The present invention relates to drying apparatus and more particularly to apparatus for drying, heatingor otherwise treating the interior of barrels or analogous structures by injecting fluids therein.

"The usual method of drying wooden barrels preparatory to the sizing operation con,- sists in injecting hot air or other fluid througha nozzle inserted in the bunghole of the barrel. A numberof barrels may thus be conveniently dried by means of a series of upstanding nozzles which are directly connected into a duct orpipe through which the drying fluid is passed, the barrels being supported upon apair of rails or ways with their bungholes down. However, since the duct is usually formed from galvanized or sheet metal pipe of relatively light weight, the blows and shocks incident to the rolling of the barrels along the ways and over the nozzles and .to the positioning of the barrels upon the nozzles often bends or crushes the pipe, thereby necessitating frequent repairs at considerable expense. Furthermore, in the usual types of drying apparatus, itis desirable that the nozzles extend a substantial distance into the barrels .to proper distribution of the heating fluid throughout the interior of the barrels, thereby not only increasing the danger of injury to the duct but also rendering diflicult the proper positioning of the barrels vover the nozzles.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide certain improvements in apparatus, of this general character whereby the danger of injury to the apparatus will be substantially eliminated and the sitioning of the barrels in drying position more quickly effected.

With this object inview, one feature of the invention contemplates the vprovision, in

apparatusfor treating the V interiorv of 1 :bar-

18, and malogous deviees of a snitableaflnid permit duct, together with a support for the duct, i

and :a-nozzle communicating with the duct n m u ted in such a ma that any shocks impa ed hereto are not tra smi e to the duct itself. In the preferred form of the inve ti n, this s arried out by'securing the nozzles dir ctly to the rigid su ort upon whi h the du t is received.

Another feature of ithe invention contemplates the -.1a-rovi sion .of an extensible nozzle Wlncl1 ,.in its contracted position, not .only ffe s tt e obstr c n to the movement .of

the barrels-alongwthe ways, but allows quick a plan View ofthe system for drying barrels embodying the several features of the present invention; F ig'. 2 is an end elevation on an enlarged scale and partly in section, of a portion of the dr ing apparatus provided with an extensible nozzle; Fig. 3 isa side elevation v-; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the nozzle, support, and duct shown in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is an end elevation, partly in section, of the apparatus provided with a 'non extensible nozzle. V

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a fan or blower of the usual type "which is adapted to draw air either directly from the atmospherethrough a pipe 12,101, by the-actuation of the switch daniper 14, from a heater 1-6 of any desired form. vThe air 1. leads from the blower through a pipe 18 to a plurality of ducts -20 by which the air is conducted directly to drying nozzles' for: the barrelsin a manner to'be presently described; The ducts arepreferably formed from galvanized iron or other sheet metal of comparatively light weight. -The barrels to be dried are supported upon racks consisting of a pair of elevated rails or ways 22 supported parallel withthe duct 20 suita le supports 24.

Each .duet20is carried by a series of supports indicated generally at 26. As shown in Fig. 5, each support 26 is provided with an annular duct-engaging member or ring 27 within which the duct is received. The support is preferably constructed in two portions, a lower portion 28 which is provided with feet 29 secured to the floor by suitable bolts, and an upper portion 30 which is secured to the lower portion 28 by bolts 31. The lower portion 28 carries one half of the duct engaging ring 27 to form a semi-circular seat in which the duct may rest, and the upper portion 30 carries the upper half of the ring 27. The portion 30 which engages the upper part of the periphery of the duct is provided with an opening 32 which is adapted to register with a similarly disposed opening in the duct.

' Rising from the portion 30 is a nozzle 33 having its interior communicating with the opening 32 in the duct in order that the fluids passing through the duct may be directed through the nozzle in an obvious manner. It will be seen that the support 26 acts as a combined support both for the duct 20 and the nozzle 33, the latter being mounted so that its weight is entirely borne by the support 26, thereby preventing any injury to the duct through any shocks which may be imparted to the nozzle.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the nozzle 33 is fixed with respect to the barrel supporting rack and is of such height that when a barrel (indicated. at 34) is placed upon the rack, the nozzle 33 will extend into the bunghole 36 of the barrel the desired distance which, inthe illustrated embodiment of the present invention, is approximately three inches. The barrel may be thus positioned with respect to the nozzles in any desired manner. After the barrels have been properlyyplaced, the air current, which is preferably passed through the heater 16, is turned on, thus allowing the currents 'to circulate from the tops of the nozzles to all parts of the barrels and finally out into the atmosphere through the annular space surrounding the nozzles in the various bungholes.

The construction shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 is similar to the above but includes also an extensible nozzle which forms an important feature of the invention. On the upper portion 30 of the support is mounted a bracket 38 having an annular flange portion 40 surrounding the lower part of the nozzle 33. The nozzle is provided with an extension sleeve 42, the bottom of which is adapted normally to rest upon the flange member 40. The sleeve 42 is provided with a collar 44 having studs 46 projecting there from and received in the slots 48 of a pair of levers 49 having hubs 50 secured to a rock shaft 52. The shaft 52 is journaled in a bearing 54 of the bracket 38. As indicated in Fig. 1, the shaft 52 is common to all the nozzles arranged along each duct and is provided at each end with a suitable actuating device such as the lever 56 by means of which all of the sleeves 42 of the nozzles may be simultaneously raised or lowered. The nozzles are preferably so adjusted with respect to the barrel supporting rack that with the sleeves in lower position (when the lever 49 is in dotted line position of Fig. 2) the sleeve 42 will extend only 'sufiiciently into the bunghole of the barrel to allow of positionin of the barrel upon the nozzle. The barrels may be quickly positioned upon the racks by allowing them to roll along the same and over the tops of the nozzles from the end of the rack to approximately the proper position, after which they may be adjusted upon the nozzles by hand. No injury is caused by the frequent contact between the barrels and the nozzles since the shocks to the nozzles are transmitted directly to the lower portions of the cradles without affecting the relatively thin sheet metal ducts 20. Furthermore, since the nozzles at this time are in their lower position, the shocks are much less severe than with the non-extensible type of nozzle. After the required number of barrels are properly positioned with respect to the nozzles, the nozzles are all simultaneously raised by means of the actuating lever 56. The air current is then turned on as above described until the barrels are suitably dried.

Although the present invention has been illustrated as embodied in a drying apparatus, it is understood that the invention is not to be considered as so limited, but may include any apparatus for injecting fluids into barrels or analogous structures for heating, drying or similar purposes. The invention may also be variously'changed or modified in other ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

While it is preferred to employ the specific construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, it will be understood that this construction and arrangement is not essential except so far as specified in the claims and may be changed or modified without departing from the broader features of the invention.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for treating the interior of barrels and the like comprising a duct through which fluids are adapted to pass, a nozzle communicating directly with the duct and adapted to be received within a barrel, and means other than the duct for supporting the nozzle.

2. An apparatus for treating the interior of barrels and the like comprising a duct, a

support adapted to receive the same, and a nozzle mounted directly upon the support and adapted to enter the barrel.

3. An apparatus for treating the interior of barrels and the like comprising a fluid delivery duct, a support constructed and arranged to receive and support the same, and a movable nozzle mounted upon the support and adapted to enter the barrel.

4. A barrel dryingapparatus comprising a support adapted to rigidly hold an air duct, a nozzle mounted upon the support and provided with a movable sleeve, and means for moving the sleeve to cause it to enter the barrel.

5. An apparatus for treating the interior of barrels comprising a duct, a plurality of supports for the duct, nozzles communicating with the duct and mounted directly upon the supports, and a rack for holding the barrels with the nozzles entering the bungholes of the barrels.

6. An apparatus for treating the interior of barrels comprising a duct, means for creating a fluid current in the duct, a plurality of nozzles communicating with the duct and adapted to enter the bungholes of the barrels, each nozzle being provided with a movable sleeve, and means for simultaneously actuating the sleeves of all the nozzles.

7. Barrel drying apparatus comprising a duct, means for creating a current of drying or heating fluid in the duct, a plurality of supports for the duct, a nozzle directly mounted upon each support whereby any shocks imparted to the nozzle are prevented from injuring the duct, each nozzle being provided with a movable sleeve, and means for simultaneously actuating the sleeves of all the nozzles.

8. Barrel drying apparatus comprising a rack for holding a plurality of barrels, an air duct of thin sheet metal, a plurality of supports for the duct, nozzlescommunicating with the duct and directly mounted vided with an opening and a nozzle mounted upon the member and having its interior passage communicating with the opening.

10. A duct support for apparatus for treating the interior of barrels, the support having a member adapted to surround and engage the peripheral surface of a fluid delivery duct, and a movable nozzle mounted upon the member, the member being provided with an opening beneath the nozzle.

11. A duct support for apparatus for treating the interior of barrels, the support consisting of upper and lower separable portions adapted to form an annular ductengaging member when connected, theupper portion being provided with an opening, and a nozzle rising from the upper portion and surrounding the opening.

12. In apparatus for drying barrels, a member for supporting a sheet metal duct and a nozzle connected thereto.

13. A support for barrel drying apparatus comprising a lower portion having a semi-circular seat to engage the lower part of the periphery of a fluid delivery duct and feet for attachment to a foundation, an upper portion connected with the lower portion and having a semi-circular face to en'- gage the upper part of the periphery of the duct, the upper portion being provided with an opening in the semi-circular face and a nozzle surrounding the opening, and means for securing together the upper and lower portions.

LUGIEN BUCK. 

